Summit Energy
Industry Receipts
What aged badly
Things you were told about solar vs what landed
2019 · "Wait for prices to drop"
“Just wait a few years — panels will be way cheaper.”
2021 · "The credit will last forever"
“The 30% federal credit isn’t going anywhere — you have time.”
2023 · "Rates have plateaued"
“Electric rates can’t keep climbing this fast forever.”
2026 · The reality
Panel prices stabilized. Federal credit ended Dec 31, 2025. Rates kept climbing. The wait cost more than the install would have.

They told you
to wait.

Every year “wait” has been the advice, the math has gotten worse for the waiting. The cheapest moment to act was always the one before this one.

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